Because We Care

Assisted Living Facility

A facility providing supportive services to individuals who can function independently in most areas of activity, but need assistance and/or monitoring to assure safety and well being.

Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care

Because We Care is a Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care practice in East Prairie, MO with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in providing families and caregivers of children with disabilities temporary relief from their duties. Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care at Because We Care perform in-home care or center-based facilities for hours or weeks at a time. Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care is the short-term care of children with physical and mental disabilities. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care practices include intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, brain or spine injury, terminal illness, child abuse, and caretaker exhaustion. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care practices include maintaining daily routines or providing new activities, experiences, and friendships for children with disabilities.

A facility or distinct part of a facility that providers short term, residential care to children, diagnosed with complex or profound disabilities as respite for the regular caregivers.

Home Health Agency

A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, or occupational therapy, medical social services, and home health aide services. It has policies established by a professional group associated with the agency or organization (including at least one physician and one registered nurse) to govern the services and provides for supervision of such services by a physician or a registered nurse; maintains clinical records on all patients; is licensed in accordance with State or local law or is approved by the State or local licensing agency as meeting the licensing standards, where applicable; and meets other conditions found by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be necessary for health and safety.